Everyone knows that when they eat baked goods, they need to look for mold, and if it is present, they shouldn’t eat it.

Scientists have been left astonished after uncovering 26 previously unidentified bacterial species thriving within Nasa's ...

In a study out this month, Swiss researchers say they genetically sequenced dozens of previously unknown bacterial species that were found in patient samples. While many of these novel bacteria might ...

The Arkansas Department of Health confirmed 52 cancer patients at Arkansas Cancer Institute in Little Rock have contracted an unidentified bacterial infection health officials have not seen before, ...

Swabs from China's Tiangong space station reveal traces of a bacterium unseen on Earth, with characteristics that may help it function under stressful environmental conditions hundreds of kilometers ...

Bacteria in space, beware. New technology to monitor and identify bacteria is in the works. Dr. George E. Fox and Dr. Richard Willson, researchers on the National Space Biomedical Research Instituteís ...

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them. They have identified many new species of bacteria, some ...

University of Basel (Switzerland) and University Hospital Basel researchers discovered 35 unknown bacterial pathogens in blood or tissue samples, including seven that caused clinical infections. The ...

The deep-sea coral Callogorgia delta is often found in the Gulf of Mexico near cold seeps. The pink-coloured brittle stars are probably useful for the corals. The photo was taken at a depth of 439 ...

In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...